Benchmark 6000 Boiler Installation, Operation & Maintenance Manual
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Phrases, Abbreviations and Acronyms
Phrase, Abbreviation
or Acronym
Meaning
A (Amp)
Ampere
ACS
AERCO Control System,
AERCO’s
boiler management system
ADDR
Address
AGND
Analog Ground
ALRM
Alarm
ASME
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
AUX
Auxiliary
BAS
Building Automation System, often used interchangeably with EMS
(see below)
Baud Rate
Symbol rate, or simply the number of distinct symbol changes
(signaling events) transmitted per second. It is not equal to bits per
second, unless each symbol is 1 bit long.
BMK
Benchmark series boilers
BLDG (Bldg)
Building
BST
AERCO on-board Boiler Management Technology
BTU
British Thermal Unit. A unit of energy approximately equal to the heat
required to raise 1 pound of water 1° F.
CCP
Combustion Control Panel
C-More Controller
(or Control Box)
A control system developed by AERCO and currently used in all
Benchmark, Innovation and KC1000 Series product lines.
CO
Carbon Monoxide
COMM (Comm)
Communication
Cal.
Calibration
CNTL
Control
DBB
Double Block and Bleed. Used to define boiler gas trains containing 2
Safety Shutoff Valves (SSOVs) and a solenoid operated vent valve.
Also known as IRI gas trains(see below)
DIP
Dual In-Line Package
EMS
Energy Management System; often used interchangeably with BAS
FM
Factory Mutual. Used to define boiler gas trains.
GND
Ground
HDR
Header
HX
Heat Exchanger
Hz
Hertz (Cycles Per Second)
I.D.
Inside Diameter
IGN
Ignition
IGST Board
Ignition/Stepper Board contained in C-More Control Box